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<p>Pliers are hand tools designed for a wide range of applications and can be used for a wide variety of tasks, including to grip pipes, crimp, lock, twist, hold, bend cable or cut materials like wires. Our gripping pliers come in many sizes and styles depending on their application, including circlip, locking wire pliers, long nose, and combination pliers. Some adjustable pliers feature a locking mechanism to securely hold the chosen material or object in place without the need to re-adjust, also eliminating the risk of cramp or injury in the user's hand from long-term use.</p><p>Pliers can be made from several different materials, but are generally made from chrome vanadium steel, carbon steel, or other hardened steel alloys to ensure optimum durability. This also allows for heavy-duty use without compromising the finish and prevents corrosion, keeping the blades strong. To ensure user comfort, there are many styles of pliers designed with soft-grip handles. These may be especially useful for frequent users as these handles will cushion the palm and fingers and prevent strain or cramping.</p><p>Please note: If you are working with live or energised currents, ensure your pliers are VDE-approved to ensure user safety.</p><h2>What are the most common types of pliers?</h2><ul><li>Long nose pliers - (needle-nose pliers or snipe-nosed pliers) These tools are suitable for multi-purpose tasks like bending and crimping and can be used in anything ranging from electrical work to jewellery making.</li><li>Combination pliers - designed to be both a functional pair of either round-nose, long-nose or flat-nose pliers with a built-in cutter that works with multiple applications.</li><li>End cutter pliers - are designed to cut through or twist materials, such as wires, springs, nails, rivets and bolts.</li><li>Water Pump pliers - occasionally referred to as a pipe wrench, these are extendable and adjustable so that they can adapt to fit almost any irregular shape. Due to their wide jaw, they are an incredibly versatile tool to have in your collection.</li><li>Circlip pliers - a unique type of pliers that are used to install and remove internal circlips from a range of appliances.</li></ul><h2>Who uses pliers?</h2><p>Pliers are commonly used by professionals like electricians, plumbers, carpenters, gas engineers and car mechanics, but are also handy tools for anybody to have in their home. They are also popular with DIY enthusiasts and craftspeople, such as jewellery makers and miniaturists.</p>

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<p>Circlip pliers, sometimes known as retaining ring pliers or snap ring pliers, have been specifically designed for installing and removing circlips. Circlips are circular clips made out of semi-flexible metal and are generally used to keep components fitted on shafts or housing and for bearings used for mechanisms that twist, spin, turn or pivot. Circlip pliers feature a different design to standard pliers at the tip. Standard pliers usually have flattened or sharpened tips (depending on application) whereas circlip pliers have tips shaped to fit the grip holes of circlips in order to manipulate them.</p><h3>Circlip Plier Types</h3><ul><li>Internal circlip pliers</li><li>External circlip pliers</li></ul><p>Some models have the ability to switch between the two, and are referred to as convertible or reversible circlip pliers. Some pliers are available with range of interchangeable tips, or replaceable tips. This can make your circlip pliers more versatile, as you will be able to fit them with different angle or different size tips, or simply replace a damaged tip when needed. The tips are normally screwed into the pliers, and it is straightforward to swap them.</p><p>When deciding which plier you require, you should consider the diameter of the circlip that you want to install or remove. Individual pliers work with circlips of specific diameters, although there are some standard sizes.</p>

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<p>Pliers Sets contain some or all of the most common types of pliers and generally have matching features such as being electrically insulated, soft touch handles, non sparking, VDE Approved etc.</p>

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<p>Water pump pliers are a multi-purpose hand tool commonly used for turning and holding nuts and bolts, gripping irregularly shaped objects, and clamping materials. Also known as tongue-and-groove pliers, adjustable pliers, groove joint pliers, slip joint pliers, pipe spanner, multi-grip pliers and Channellock pliers.</p><h2>How do Water Pump Pliers work?</h2><p>Water pump pliers have a slip-joint with serrated jaws generally set 45 to 60-degrees from the handle. The lower jaw can be adjusted to various positions by sliding along a tracking section under the upper jaw, to create different jaw spans.</p><h2>What materials are they made from?</h2><p>Water pump pliers are typically machined from steel and the two handles precisely joined. Levers options include 1000 V ac insulated, bi-material or plastic sheath.</p><h2>Who uses water pump pliers?</h2><p>Although water pump pliers get their name from being used to tighten the packed glands in water pumps in cars and vans, they can be used for gripping nuts and bolts with a large round or square diameters and other irregular shaped objects. As such, they are suitable for many applications wherever a tight grip and leverage are required. They are sometimes known as water pump pipe wrenches.</p>

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<p>Wire twisting pliers are used to safely and rapidly twist wires. Manufactured from steel with knurled jaws with wire cutting incorporated. Available for a range of wires, these pliers make it easy to twist wires precisely and quickly. </p><h2>How do they work?</h2><p>They work by a simple pull action and automatic return that twists wire into a strand that will not unravel.</p><h2>Features of Wire Twisting Pliers</h2><ul><li>Designed to be used with different wire lengths and different twist lengths</li><li>Designed for securing the wire in critical places that are exposed to vibration</li><li>Ideal for use in tight workspace areas</li><li>Easy to use</li></ul>

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<p>Locking pliers are an essential hand tool for those working in applications where heavy-duty gripping is required, like clamping pipes, or twisting stubborn objects. Locking pliers are also commonly known as mole grips or vise-grip pliers and can be purchased in a wide variety of configurations, shapes and sizes, dependant on the application they are required for.</p><h3>How do locking pliers work?</h3><p>One side of the plier handle includes a bolt that is used to adjust the spacing on the jaws. This helps ensure that there is a secure fit around the object that is being gripped and that there isn't a risk of slipping off the object, especially when a large amount of torque or pressure is being applied.</p><p>On the other side of the plier, there is a lever that allows you to push the two handles together to apply pressure and securely grip the object, which normally functions with a locking mechanism and guarded lever to ensure security and safety for the user and the object being gripped. These two handles also double up to unlock the jaws when the task has been completed.</p><h3>Types of Locking Pliers</h3><p>There are many different variations of mole grips available, each of them having a distinct benefit for the applications they can be used in. Below are some of the most common types of mole grips:</p><ul><li>Needle-nose or long nose - these are a precision locking plier that can be used for applications where hands may be too big, like bending or clamping small electronics wires</li><li>Straight jaw - these pliers have flat jaws and are ideal for gripping flat objects like sheets of metal or wood</li><li>Curved jaw - they can hold objects that are round like cabling, bolts, and fasteners or fixings securely</li><li>Long reach - ideal for use in applications where objects are difficult to reach in enclosed areas or with limited access</li></ul><h3>When would you use locking pliers?</h3><p>Locking pliers or mole grips can be used across a wide variety of applications. Traditionally they are used to clamp, grip or twist parts of metal during the welding process, however because of their heavy-duty nature and ability to grip so securely with minimal effort, they have proven to be popular across a variety of maintenance and repair applications where a nut or bolt has been damaged or rounded, or even pulling nails out of object.</p>

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<p>Round Nose Pliers are a specialised pair of pliers characterised by their rounded, tapering jaws. Insulated handle options are available to ensure safe electrical work whilst offering a secure and comfortable grip. Round nose pliers are typically made from steel and come with various lever options including 1000 V insulated, bi-material or plastic sheath.</p><h2>Types of Round Nose Pliers</h2><ul><li>Rosary pliers - so-named because they are ideal for making rosary-style necklaces where each bead is put on a piece of wire with a wrapped loop at each end. A wire can be shaped and cut with this one device.</li><li>Snub-Nose Pliers - designed specifically for opening and closing chain maille jump rings.</li><li>Chain Nose Pliers - ideal for jewellery bead craft and fine-scale modelling. A spring handle helps avoid hand fatigue. The perfect precision tool when working on tricky applications.</li></ul>

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<p>Long Nose Pliers are also known as needle-nose pliers, pointy-nosed pliers or snipe-nose pliers. These pliers are multi-purpose; cutting, holding, bending and stripping wire.</p><h2>How do Long Nose Pliers work?</h2><p>Long Nose Pliers rely on the physical strength of the operator to deliver accuracy by opening and closing the levers together during application. Long Nose Pliers are typically made from steel and come with various lever options including 1000 V insulated, bi-material or plastic sheath.</p><h2>Who uses Long Nose Pliers?</h2><p>Long Nose pliers, or needle-nose pliers, are most commonly used as cutting and gripping pliers in a variety of different applications. They are an incredibly useful tool when precision work is of the highest priority such as dealing with small components or bending wire. The tapered long nose design of the plier means that it can also reach areas where there is limited space, which is especially useful when working in laboratory or engineering environments where care needs to be taken. Long Nose pliers serve all professional needs in laboratory, production and maintenance applications. They are mostly used by:</p><ul><li>Electricians,</li><li>Network Engineers, </li><li>Maintenance Engineers.</li></ul>

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<p>Flat Nose Pliers are tools designed for holding, gripping and making bends and right angles to a wire. Flat nose pliers are the perfect hand tool used to create right angles and bends when working with materials such as wire and metal due to their flat shape. These types of pliers are ideal for wirework, using beads and jewellery making and are commonly used by electricians, jewellery designers, network engineers, artists and more. Many flat nose pliers feature soft-grip handles that allow the user to grip and manipulate or straighten small materials with precision, whilst allowing for ultimate comfort, even when working for long periods of time.</p><h2>How do flat nose pliers work?</h2><p>Flat Nose Pliers rely on the physical strength of the operator to deliver accuracy by opening and closing the levers together during application.</p><h2>What materials are they made from?</h2><p>Flat Nose Pliers are typically made from steel and come with various lever options including:</p><ul><li>1000 V insulated</li><li>bi-material or plastic sheath</li></ul>

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<p>Combination pliers are a useful set of hand tools also known as Lineman pliers or Side-Cutting pliers and are an extremely versatile piece of equipment to have available in a professional or DIY toolbox. These types of pliers have multi-purpose jaws that can be used for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wires and cables.</p><h3>What are the key features of combination pliers?</h3><ul><li>Most combination pliers have insulated handles or grips that reduce the risk of electric shock when working with electrical wires.</li><li>There are variations of pliers that are non-sparking and VDE/1000V approved for use with live electrical wiring and cabling to ensure the safety of the user</li><li>Combination pliers offer multi-purpose functionality that can be applied across a wide range of precision tasks including cutting, gripping, bending, and much more</li><li>Serrated grips offer superior grip on materials that may slide or be difficult to grip</li><li>The cutters on the pliers offer hardened and sharp blades for stubborn materials, however, it is advised to check with the manufacturer for recommended cutting guidelines</li></ul>

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